Profit from the Robot Invasion

Human beings just like you are becoming obsolete. No, the robots aren't coming for your soul. Instead, they are looking to take your job. April 03, 2014     Profit from the Robot Invasion   How humans are becoming obsolete The best way to play the automation trend Plus: Searching for deep-water gains   Greg Guenthner coming to you from Baltimore, MD... Greg Guenthner Robots are coming to destroy you. I'm not talking about a sci-fi movie. I mean real life--right here, right now. But don't worry, these robots aren't going to kill or enslave you (at least not yet). Here's the terrifying truth: Human beings just like you are becoming obsolete. No, the robots aren't coming for your soul. Instead, they are looking to take your job... "Amazon, Facebook, Google-- all the big players see robots, drones and automation in their long-term goals that could make the current unemployment rrate feel like a cakewalk," explains Rude researcher Noah Sugarman. Remember Google's recent Boston Dynamics acquisition? That's the company that makes absolutely terrifying robots for the military that look like something out of the Terminator movies... "As it happens, Boston Dynamics was just one of eight robotics companies that Google's bought in about a six-month span," Noah explains. "This is all part of the company's big plan to create a new generation of robots - primarily in manufacturing and retailing where there's still a fair amount of manual jobs ripe for automation." "The race is on to destroy what little remains of the U.S. manufacturing sector," Noah declares, "with other industries like automotive, food, beverage, electronic, medical device and pharmaceuticals all standing as pretty big targets." Sure, this all sounds pretty bleak for the average worker. But you don't have to spend the rest of your unemployed life in a soup kitchen line--not if you know how to play this powerful trend. Just check out consumer robotics. This high-tech niche now makes up a $1.6 billion industry, with task-oriented robots accounting for roughly half of it. That's according to ABI Research, whose analysts see sales tripling to $6.5 billion by 2017. The ongoing shift to automation will dramatically change the shape of the work force. And from the top-down, many companies are looking to dominate these robotic markets. iRobot Corp. (NASDAQ:IRBT) is the most well-known way to play the consumer robotics trend. If you want our favorite play on this sector right now, check out today's PRO. Click here for access.         What's the ultimate revenge on the IRS? How about collecting up to three fat income checks per month… truly tax free. That's right. It's 100% legal. And there are no red flags. According to the Supreme Court itself, the federal taxman won't be allowed to touch a nickel.  Millions of Americans do this already. Now you could too, for up to 36 tax-free income checks over the coming year alone. Click here to see how!           Rude Numbers Targets, Predictions and Wild Guesses   7 week lows for gold come amidst more upbeat economic data and a lack of catalysts to drive the yellow metal higher. $31.9 billion was generated by financial institutions from overdraft fees in 2013. That's just below $32 billion raked in 2012. 64 companies went public in the U.S. during the first quarter alone, raising $10.6 billion. That's the busiest IPO season since the height of the tech boom in 2000. $4.32 marks the spot for natural gas futures this morning. With spring approaching, natural gas has tumbled from its February highs near $6.50. $99.22 buys a barrel of oil this morning. Black gold has fallen below the $100 mark for the first time since early February...     Rude Trends When to Buy... When to Sell   "You've talked about natural gas and the domestic oil boom but what about deep water drilling stocks?" asks and resource-minded reader. "Some of my favorites are past 2 year lows. What's the story and should we start seeing them as buys?" As far as I understand, there's just too much competition in the offshore drilling market right now. And we're talking about a cyclical industry here. If the big oil players aren't exploring, companies like Transocean (NYSE:RIG) and Seadrill (NYSE:SDRL) probably aren't going to rake in the dough. That's why these stocks have endured a pretty nasty beat down lately... Now, that doesn't mean they can't start an unexpected comeback. In fact, companies like RIG and SDRL have a couple of ingredients for a snapback rally. First, everyone hates them. And there's plenty of short interest to push these stocks up in a hurry if they start catching bids. The deep-water drillers aren't buys yet. But they are worth watching. If they begin to show signs of bottoming out and moving higher, you could ride the new trend to quick gains... [Ed. 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